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Women's submission to men

Updated: Oct 18, 2023


Cambodian women have to be completely submissive to their husband
Women must comply to there husband otherwise face punishment

Norm Sina, Community Coordination Manager of Gender and Development for Cambodia, commented that the prevalence of violence towards women in Cambodia is due to the country's patriarchal mindset, which grants men more access to education than women, gives them more control over family decisions, and allows them to be economically superior.


She pointed out that youngsters exposed to domestic violence receive tremendous psychological consequences.


The Cambodian Center for Human Rights paper from 2018 highlighted that, despite its removal from the official school curriculum in 2007, the Chbab Srey - a code of conduct for women that idealizes their submission to men and gender-specific roles within the household - continues to shape the mindsets of girls and women and their place in society.


A study conducted by UN Women in 2013 found that a vast majority of both Cambodian women (98%) and men (96%) agree that women should obey their husbands. Moreover, 2/3 of women agreed that they should endure domestic violence in order to keep their families intact.


In 2016, the then-U.N. Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia pointed out that some local news reporting was not meeting basic ethical standards; it was also promoting gender discrimination stereotypes and making violence against women appear to be a normal occurrence. As a result, the government in 2017 created a code of conduct for news reporting concerning violence against women.


Rather than divorce or filing a police report, opting for mediation can be a better solution.


According to Seng Reasey, executive director of SILAKA, an organization dedicated to gender equality, people in conservative societies are usually not familiar with their legal rights. Moreover, officials such as commune chiefs, police, and courts tend to promote mediation as opposed to initiating a divorce or filing a police report.


According to Seng Reasey, when authorities step in to help, the solutions are usually restricted due to the lack of understanding of the legal system and recognition of the serious effects of violence in certain areas. Many people assume it is all right to accept this type of behavior since it is a family affair and often the women victims are blamed for the abuse they suffer for not completing household chores.


She expressed that these activities bring about a lack of accountability and the continuation of violent acts by those who are responsible.


Sitha, a 50-year-old fish vendor in Kandal Province, revealed that she was subject to threats and mistreatment from her drug-abusing spouse. Despite her appeals to local law enforcement, she had not received any aid. In addition, she has three children, one of whom resides with her.


At home, she stated, her husband consistently intimidates and demeans her. In the most serious cases, he even menaces her with an axe or a knife. She went on to say that she can almost not breathe at times. Despite this, she said she is still holding out hope as her husband recently started receiving treatment for drug addiction.

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